Help needed: Get the component that a block being dropped onto?
Sorry mate, but here I reply only to your main questionIf I drag and drop a block on a dynamically added component, how can I get/access the component that the block is dropped onto? all other things seem too much confusing to me and honestly off-topic (I think Stack Overflow is a better place to ask layout issues wit...
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Hello, If I drag and drop a block on a dynamically added component, how can I get/access the component that the block is dropped onto? I set dragMode to 'absolute' (design mode) so users can freely drop a block anywhere on pages with a background image for each page. The pages are dynamically added when the editor is initiated. Blocks should be dropped on different parts of a page according to the background image. The blocks are positioned 'absolute' due to the dragMode. My problem is that if I change the size of the browser, the pages with the background images are scaling accordingly, but...
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Sorry mate, but here I reply only to your main questionIf I drag and drop a block on a dynamically added component, how can I get/access the component that the block is dropped onto? all other things seem too much confusing to me and honestly off-topic (I think Stack Overflow is a better place to a...
@artf is there a way to wrap <mj-text>xxx</mj-text> inside a mj-section and mj-column if it is dropped illegally? Like if the user tried to drop it on the body. Reason is I would like to auto add a dropped text block in to a 1 column row if it is not dropped inside a column.
Thanks for reporting this, @sprklinginfo. Great question about Help needed: Get the component that a block being dropped onto?. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event li...
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